As winter approaches and the water from Lake Manitoba continues to freeze, uncertainty remains on whether or not the lake will be able to be lowered, and damage mitigated heading into the spring of 2012.  

Jody Fletcher, a home owner in Delta Beach, temporarily lost her home at the height of the flood because of encroaching water. She was evacuated like most in the area, although no direct damage was done to her home.  

"The water in the back has started to go down and we've built a rock dike on the lake so for now we're safe," she said. "We're hoping to move back in the spring and we're still anxious to see what happens when the ice breaks up and we're hopeful that they'll continue to lower the lake over the winter. It's status quo for now."  

Fletcher said that she received compensation from the government for the damage that was done to her property - she lost a shed, deck and plenty of lake bank because of the water - but said it was a difficult process to undergo.